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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1933
Page
2
The market shows hogs at 140 to 200 lb good and choice 4.25 to 4.95. sows 275 to 550 lb 4.10 to 6.06. slaughter pigs 100 to 130 lb 3.75 to 4.25. Cattle strong up to 115 per hundredweight higher with calves at 100. Stocker and feeder cattle 500 to 1050 lb 4.00 to 6.50. Sheep volume 10,000 with lambs 6.50 to 8.00 for 90 lb and under.
A terse line lists common and medium ewes with weights from 1.00 to 2.35 per unit. The entry implies price ranges and animal category without further context.
Chicago market shows steady to firm trends across perishables. Eggs receipts total 50 965 cases with firsts and extras in 11 to 12 percent range. butter receipts 21 938 tubs with extras and firsts near 21 to 35 percent. poultry receipts include 42 trucks and 1 car with various fowl and turkey price ranges. Potatoes on track with 82 arrivals and 795 shipments. overall market activity mixed but steady to stronger.
Chicago May 31 report shows corn price ranges for different grades. No. 3 mixed 44 to 44 1 2 cents. No. 3 mixed 42 to 42 1 2 cents. No. mixed 39 to 39 1 2 cents. No. 2 yellow 44 to 45 cents. Prices reflect steady trading activity.
Seventeen year old Joan Hastings faces family pressure from her aunts over a romance with Bill Martin. When Bill is jailed by a bootlegging gang, Joan agrees to flee by rail to join him, surrendering to Aunt Evvie’s plan to send her to reform school. The narrative follows the tense journey toward an uncertain reunion aboard a California-bound train.
Local briefs from our region compiled by D F Macon cover civic events, school milestones, and community improvements. Short items highlight meetings, renovations, and notable residents in nearby towns.
May 31 Decoration day drew a large crowd in Ainsworth with a fine parade and abundant flowers. Farmers and families from west of Washington and nearby towns attended while Representative John Speidel spoke. The community then attended cemetery services led by Jesse Marr and a representative addressed the crowd.
The article recalls decoration day events with wreaths at W. M. Wilkerson’s grave and flowers laid by Kenneth Fread and others. Brighton is praised, Florida winter visitors T. J. Banta and Ed Coffman return, and local residents recount boat mishaps on the river with a rescue by Dr. Horner.
The fragment cites percentages for yellow and white colors across numbered items and a sample grade range. It also notes receipts totaling 225 care, but lacks coherent context or complete figures.
Classified item lists a sow for sale with a litter of pigs and two stock shares at 920 East Madison. The note is brief and lacks additional details or contact information.
A single senator cannot sustain a successful filibuster in the U.S. Senate. Endurance would fail if rules were strictly enforced, requiring tacit or public support from other senators to delay legislation.
Mrs Core tossel asks what to tell a disliked candidate when he visits. A neighbor replies to stay silent and return home. The line shifts to political chatter in Washington about clubs and a long list of home maintenance chores for Gardeners New Gardner with questions about duration.
Major League Baseball results and standings show Chicago and Detroit near the top of their divisions. Yesterday's results include Pittsburgh 2-2 Chicago 1-6 and New York 24 Brooklyn 1. Second games were rained out. games today list Chicago at Pittsburgh and Boston at Philadelphia with other fixtures. Rebekahs meet at 7:30 p.m. May 31 at the hall.
The W H M society bake sale at M KB church is postponed one week. The Odd Bellows and Ketwe kale hold memorial service Sunday June 4 meeting at 1 PM and gathering at O M FP hall at 2 PM. Bekats will have service in the hall. The Christian Science society holds a testimonial meeting at the church edifice in the South neighborhood.
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